Your delegates to the Omni have lately been me, Jenny Ryan and Matt
Senate. We would love more people to fill this role. We also need help
making decisions which represent Sudoroom. Not enough people have been
coming to meetings. Last night there were only 2-3. Other members were
doing important work throughout the building, which is great but we
still need to participate in Omni decisions. Here's some of the open
proposals to the Omni delegates:
* Finance & fundraising working groups should act quickly to buy the building
* Omni should become a 501c3
* Delegates should meet weekly again
* Global Womens Strike should become a member collective
* Black Hole should take responsibility for their fire hazards in the basement
* Use the red stage area in the basement for bike parking
* Post a clear policy about using the shower
Each of these proposals uses a consensus process - first we talk about
the issues in order to learn what everybody's needs are. Then each
collective can say yes, abstain, or block (and give a good reason).
Since few people showed up to last night's meeting, I'm not sure what
we're supposed to say. Should members resort to voting by email? It
would help if people with concerns could make them known somehow, and
people with positive feelings also. Thanks.
Hello everyone!
Katherin is cool & used to volunteer at Rock Paper Scissors Collective. She
relayed me an opportunity for a 9 month fellowship program that would be
cool for any creative artists in the area!
From: Katherin Canton <katherincanton(a)gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 11:43 AM
Subject: Share: Step into Cultural Equity - Community/Conversations - EAP's
Fellowship
To:
Good morning colleagues and friends,
We are at a critical moment in the Bay Area and I'd like to share an
opportunity to co-create a space and community to help process and take
action toward cultural equity for the region. Emerging Arts
Professionals/San Francisco Bay Area <http://www.emergingsf.org> hosts a
9-month long Fellowship program (personal/professional development) and the
application deadline is Monday August 10, 2015. I was a Fellow in 2011-2012
and it was a transformational experience then and continues to be one of
those long lasting treats I offered myself for my personal and professional
development.
*My ask of you today is to encourage a friend/colleague to apply by August
10th, you may be the boost towards their transformational experience this
year:)*
Please contact me if you have questions: Katherin(a)emergingsf.org / C:
510-393-8580
www.emergingsf.org
*Emerging Arts Professionals / San Francisco Bay AreaInvites you to apply
for the 2015-16 FELLOWSHIP*
OVERVIEW // The Fellowship curriculum, a nine month program, is designed to
enrich and expand the professional skill-sets of emerging and mid-level
leaders working in the Bay Area’s arts and culture field.
ARE YOU READY TO //
Expand your professional capacity for leadership
Develop a national understanding of the arts field
Develop a stronger cross-sector professional network
Expand your capacity for collaboration
Prototype an emerging model for leadership
DEADLINE EXTENDED to Monday August 10, 2015.
Emerging Arts Professionals/SFBA is a network focused on empowerment,
leadership, and growth of next generation arts and culture workers in the
San Francisco Bay Area through knowledge sharing, learning opportunities,
and partnerships. By supporting today’s emerging models and mindsets, we
hope to generate a path for individuals’ meaningful and sustainable work
and to stimulate a vibrant, integrated, and evolving arts and culture
sector.
http://www.emergingsf.org/fellowship/2015-16-fellowship/
|
Application form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gFt-0gAEvhXVKj7PmdBpcZQmlMTQf_w_5SjB869erJ…>
Much appreciated,
Katherin
*Katherin Canton*
*Home:510-338-6324 <510-338-6324> *
*Findings: **@streetscapes_KT <https://twitter.com/streetscapes_KT>*
*Thoughts: **katherincanton.blogspot.com
<http://katherincanton.blogspot.com>*
*Portfolio: http://katherincanton.carbonmade.com/
<http://katherincanton.carbonmade.com/>*
LinkedIn Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/katherincanton/>
Vayable::Take a tour of SF with a local
<https://www.vayable.com/experiences/9066-photography-in-the-mission>
Hi Sudoers,
The group "Global Women's Strike" wants to become a member collective
of the Omni Commons. They are willing to start participating right
away, and postpone a decision about dedicated space. Here is more
information about them.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Lori Nairne <Lori(a)allwomencount.net>
Date: Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 4:48 PM
Subject: [omni-discuss] Potential member group proposal guidelines fr
Global Women's Strike
To: consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org, discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org
Hello Omni Commons. Here are the answers to your ‘potential member
group’ questions. We look forward to hearing from you.
Lori, for the Global Women’s Strike.
Potential member group proposal guidelines
In preparing a membership proposal for your group to join Omni, please
make sure to include the following points. You can answer using these
questions directly or incorporate them into a format that suits your
style.
1. Mission statement
What do you do? What happens in the world because you exist? (1-3 sentences)
Global Women’s Strike (GWS) is a grassroots multiracial women’s
network whose strategy for change is ‘Invest in caring not killing’;
we want resources to go to the caring of people and the planet, not to
war and occupation. We campaign to make visible and establish the
value of unwaged and low-waged caregiving work in the home, on the
land and in the community, including justice and survival work, and to
press for resources for that work. We organize autonomously as women,
and within GWS as women of color, LBTQ women, women with disabilities,
and sex workers, while working with men and others to attack the power
relations among us and support all our struggles against capitalism.
2. Origin and group history
How did you start? What have you done? (1-3 sentences)
The Bay Area group was founded in 1976, Women of color, lesbian women
and sex workers are in our core in the Bay Area. The US PROStitutes
Collective, which is part of the GWS network, has been organizing for
decriminalization of sex work and for resources so no one is forced
into prostitution by poverty. Legal Action for Women has provided
legal services to women and some men, including from a converted bus
in the Tenderloin and Mission in SF. Queer Strike (formerly Wages Due
Lesbians) was founded in 1978, organized a Lesbian Mothers Day in the
Park in 1984, opposed police violence in the LGBT clubs, and most
recently helped the campaign to get Chelsea Manning honored by SF
Pride. We do ongoing work supporting the grassroots movements for
justice vs. occupation in Haiti and Palestine. We are campaigning for
a living wage for mothers and other caregivers.
3. Participation in the Omni
Why are you interested in becoming a member? How does your group
intend to use the space? What are your needs? (less than 5 sentences)
We have had a good experience organizing several meetings as well as a
film screening at the Omni. We are interested in becoming a member
because it is clear that the Omni is a movement space and, especially
given the difficult times, it is vital for those of us at the
grassroots to be able to share space and ideas, and to support each
other. We want to be part of building and promoting the work of the
Omni. We need space for our work on projects and campaigns, meetings,
self-help legal casework. Our needs are for a small space for our own
meetings and projects, and use of larger collective space for meetings
and events.
4. Group finances and paying rent
What does your group do to support itself financially? What is your
best plan for contributing your potential share of rent to the Omni?
(less than 5 sentences)
We are a volunteer-run organization, and we depend on in-kind and
other donations to function. Our core members make regular monthly
contributions. We have applied for and received grants for specific
projects. We would continue to seek funding from our supporters as
well as grants, and to organize fundraising film screenings and other
events to contribute towards rent. We get speaking fees at times from
colleges, and we sell literature, t-shirts, and accessories related to
our campaigning. We can contribute $300 per month to the Omni and we
are planning to help raise more funds as we can and as we work
together.
5. Dedicated space
If your group would like some dedicated space at the Omni, what square
footage and what features are you looking for? Which specific rooms do
you feel might be suitable? (1-3 sentences)
If possible, we would prefer a small secure office space where we can
keep a computer and other equipment, and hold a desk, table, and some
chairs. This would provide some privacy especially for the casework
we do, and for phone and Skype meetings and regular center work.
6. Other contributions to the Omni
This question should inspire some imagination. We are exploring ideas
to pay rent and purchase the building in the long-term. The basic plan
is for each group paying a share of rent. Potential plans include
groups sharing profit from their activities, producing Omni events,
and booking other events. What is the best-case scenario for using the
Omni space to further support your group? (less than 5 sentences)
We had a successful screening at the Omni where we raised funds for
the Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders and brought in an
audience that packed the space and was overwhelmingly people of color.
We see organizing other films and varied events to not only fundraise
but also to bring people who might not yet know of the Omni or connect
with it. One idea we have discussed with Women of Color in the Global
Women’s Strike is to have a Rock Against Racism event. This would make
people more aware of the work the Omni is doing as a
community/communal space. We agree with profit sharing from our
activities. In using the Omni space we will expand the reach of the
Omni as well as our campaigning work, and will help build the movement
for change.
7. Additional
Is there any other information that you think would be useful for us
to know about your group? (as many sentences as you like)
We fought against welfare reform which was brought in by Clinton and
has increased poverty and homelessness for women, children and men. We
recently launched an international petition campaign demanding a
Living Wage for Mothers and other Caregivers and are involved in an
effort to support legislation in Congress to attack women and
children’s' poverty.
We have a justice work focus. US PROS been involved in legal case work
with sex workers in the Bay Area, including Oakland, and recently on
winning the removal of a discriminatory regulation in the California
Victims Compensation Program, which denied compensation for sex
workers who have been raped and brutalized. In SF we have a history of
organizing against violence against sex workers – from police violence
and racism to serial murders. For example, when a serial rapist was
targeting women in the Mission in San Francisco, he was arrested
because sex workers came forward and identified him, but a judge let
him out on bail; we became involved in a 2-year campaign monitoring
the court, and ultimately he was convicted. It is our view that women
should be protected, though we oppose the death penalty, support
closing all SHUs, and fight against torture conditions in prison. web:
http://uspros.net/
We work with men who are part of Payday men's network web:
http://refusingtokill.net/ We are (and have always been) anti-sexist,
anti-racist, anti-homophobic, anti-every discrimination and
anti-capitalist. We want an end to the capitalist market which is
ruining our lives, health, and the earth.
Maximum two per customer.
This is not quite as good as our recommended TP-Link N600 (internal instead
of external antennas) but it's $10 instead of $40 sooo...
Actually if a few people are willing to buy the maximum two per customer
the mesh will buy them from you.
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marc/juul
Hi,
I'm a hacker and computer science student from Switzerland. I'm also a
member of Fixme, a hackerspace in Lausanne.
I'm planning to come to San Fransisco from August 6 to August 9 with two
friends. They are also CS students.
We're looking to a place to lodge and everything is crazily expensive,
especially for some students. Do you have any ideas, any contacts or any
spare couches to help us?
Happy Hacking,
Sacha Bron – Binary Brain
PS: I just saw you need money to survive. I gave you $20, hope it will help!
(Adding the Sudomesh email list)
On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 7:14 PM, Mitar <mitar(a)tnode.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > Maybe we can get the EFF to help launch a campaign for device freedom
> > to make the manufacturers aware that this is important?
>
> I think this would be really important. To start building a coalition
> here. Their open wireless project is also impacted by this. Do we have
> any information from their side what they think about this? Maybe a
> common meeting should be organized and options evaluated.
>
>
> Mitar
>
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> https://twitter.com/mitar_m
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